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Florida House Speaker's Immigration Ad Spurs Debate

CBS4 Miami

A Republican who is expected to run for governor is going to debate a Democratic candidate about immigration policy.Tuesday night's debate between Republican House Speaker Richard Corcoran and Democratic Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum was scheduled after the candidates had a testy exchange on Twitter over an ad Corcoran aired calling for an end to so-called "sanctuary cities."
The House has passed a bill banning sanctuary city policies in Florida and creating penalties for local officials who don't cooperate with federal authorities on immigration enforcement.
Corcoran's ad depicts a Hispanic-looking man in a hoodie shooting a white woman.
Another Democrat running for governor began running an ad Monday that's also critical of Corcoran's ad. Former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine's ad shows a clip of the Corcoran ad and calls it a message of hate.

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